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Chris Smalling
Smalling lining up for Manchester United in 2017
Personal information
Full name Christopher Lloyd Smalling[1]
Date of birth (1989-11-22) 22 November 1989 (age 35)[2]
Place of birth manny
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.94 m)[3]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Manchester United
Number 12
Youth career
Walderslade Boys
Lordswood
2002–2004 Millwall
2006–2007 Maidstone United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Maidstone United 11 (1)
2008–2010 Fulham 13 (0)
2010– Manchester United 205 (12)
International career‡
2008 England Schools U18 5 (1)
2009 England U20 1 (0)
2009–2011 England U21 14 (1)
2011– England 31 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:25, 24 April 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:26, 13 April 2019 (UTC)

Christopher Lloyd Smalling (born 22 November 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team.

During his youth, Smalling played for the Millwall academy before joining non-League club Maidstone United. After establishing himself in the Maidstone United first team, he signed for Middlesbrough in May 2008. However, shortly after joining Middlesbrough, Smalling had his contract with the club cancelled after raising concerns over homesickness. Soon after, in June 2008, he signed for Premier League club Fulham. He made his professional debut with them in May 2009 and helped them reach the 2010 UEFA Europa League Final the following season.

In January 2010, Smalling signed a pre-contract agreement with Manchester United and joined them officially in July 2010. He made his competitive debut in the 2010 FA Community Shield victory over Chelsea, which earned him his first career medal. Since his debut, he has gone on to make more than 200 appearances for the club, winning two Premier League titles, an FA Cup, a League Cup, a UEFA Europa League and a further two Community Shields.

Smalling represented the England Schools under-18 team in early 2008, before making his debut for the national under-20 and under-21 teams in 2009. He made his senior international debut in September 2011 and has appeared at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2016.

Early life

Smalling was born in Greenwich, London.[4] He is of Jamaican descent.[5] His father Lloyd died when Chris was aged five.[6] Smalling has one brother.[6] After his father's death the family moved to Kent.[6]

Club career

Maidstone United

As a youngster he played for Walderslade Boys and Lordswood.[7] During his teenage years he sometimes missed training as he could not afford to pay for the bus.[6] After a short spell at Millwall's academy, a 16-year-old Smalling joined Maidstone United's youth set-up and continued his education at Chatham Grammar School for Boys.[8]

After rising through Maidstone United's youth and reserve team set-up under the tutelage of coaches Peter Nott and Tony Cornwell,[8] Smalling made his first-team debut for 'The Stones' on 11 April 2007, in a 4–1 loss against Tonbridge Angels in the Kent Senior Cup.[9] After making further appearances in the FA Trophy and Isthmian League Cup, Smalling made his league debut for the club in December 2007, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw against Harlow Town.[10] Smalling impressed and quickly established himself as a vital part of Maidstone United's back line; however, injury and international duty restricted him to making only 11 league appearances for the Kent club.[11] Smalling scored one goal for Maidstone United, in a 4–2 win at East Thurrock United on 24 March 2008, a match which was also his last appearance for the club.[12]

Fulham

Smalling warming up for Fulham in 2009

After attracting strong interest from Fulham, Gillingham, Charlton Athletic and Reading,[13] Smalling signed for Middlesbrough on a two-year contract on 30 April 2008.[13][14] However, within a month of signing, his contract with Middlesbrough was cancelled, with Smalling concerned about homesickness,[15] and in June 2008, he signed for Premier League club Fulham.[16] Smalling was not on a contract at Maidstone United, for it would have prohibited him from playing for England Schoolboys, and as such the Isthmian League club were not entitled to a fee for the player; however, Fulham struck a deal which saw Maidstone United given £10,000 upon the transfer and £10,000 for every 10 league matches he played.[17] He was made captain of the club's Development Squad by manager Billy McKinlay.[18]

On 24 May 2009, Smalling made his Premier League debut for Fulham, replacing Aaron Hughes in the 77th minute in the final match of the 2008–09 season, a 2–0 home loss to Everton.[19] Smalling made his first start for Fulham on 17 September 2009, in an away tie with CSKA Sofia in the UEFA Europa League, with the match ending 1–1.[20] On 28 December 2009, Smalling made his first league start for Fulham, in a 2–1 loss against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in Fulham's final match of 2009 and scored a decisive own goal in the 75th minute of the match.[21] He was not included in the matchday squad for the 2010 UEFA Europa League Final, in which Fulham were beaten 2–1 after extra time by Atlético Madrid at the Volksparkstadion.[22]

Manchester United

On 27 January 2010, Manchester United announced that they had signed Smalling, for an undisclosed fee, with the player staying at Fulham for the remainder of the 2009–10 season before joining United for the beginning 2010–11 campaign.[23] The transfer officially went through on 1 July 2010.[24]

2010–2014

Smalling made his debut for United on 8 August 2010 in the 2010 FA Community Shield, appearing as a second-half substitute in a 3–1 win over Chelsea.[25] His Premier League debut for United came in their 3–0 home win over West Ham United on 28 August 2010, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute for Jonny Evans.[26] On 15 September 2010, he made his UEFA Champions League debut, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 draw at home against Rangers.[27] Eight days later, Smalling scored his first goal for Manchester United, also his first senior career goal, in a 5–2 away win over Scunthorpe United in the League Cup.[28] Smalling then made his full Premier League debut for United on 4 January 2011, partnering Nemanja Vidić for the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 home win against Stoke City.[29]

Smalling playing for Manchester United in 2011

On 8 July 2011, Smalling signed a new five-year contract with United.[30] Smalling scored his first goal of the 2011–12 season in the 2011 FA Community Shield against United's local rivals Manchester City, volleying in an Ashley Young free kick from close range to reduce the deficit to 2–1.[31] Manchester United went on to win the match 3–2 and take the Shield.[31] The new season also saw Smalling adapt to a new role, as early injuries to Nemanja Vidić and Rio Ferdinand allowed Smalling, Jonny Evans and new signing Phil Jones to replace them.[32] Evans and Jones played as central defenders, whereas Smalling was deployed as a right back.[32] Smalling scored his first ever Premier League goal, against Chelsea at Old Trafford, on 18 September 2011, rising unmarked to place a header into the far corner to open the scoring in a match United went on to win 3–1.[33] Smalling was ruled out of the last Premier League fixture of the season and also for England's UEFA Euro 2012 campaign due to a groin injury he sustained during Manchester United's 2–0 win over Swansea City in the penultimate week of the league season.[34]

On 21 July 2012, it was announced that Smalling would miss the start of the season after being ruled out for 10 weeks after undergoing surgery on a broken metatarsal.[35] The injury had ruled him out of the entire pre-season tour.[36] He made his return on 7 November 2012, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–1 win away to Portuguese team Braga in the Champions League.[37] He made his Premier League return three days later, helping his team to a 3–2 win against Aston Villa.[38]

On 27 November 2013, Smalling scored his first Champions League goal in a 5–0 win away to Bayer Leverkusen.[39] On 26 December 2013, he scored in a 3–2 win against Hull City.[40]

Smalling was sent off in the first half of United's 1–0 defeat in the Manchester derby on 2 November 2014.[41] Manager Louis van Gaal deemed Smalling "stupid" for his second yellow card in the match, awarded for a foul on James Milner.[42] On 29 November 2014, he scored his first Premier League goal of the season in a 3–0 victory over Hull City at Old Trafford, it was also his first Old Trafford goal in three years.[43]

2015–present

Smalling lining up for Manchester United in 2017

On 11 February 2015, Smalling became the first player in the history of the Premier League to score two first-half goals as a substitute, after appearing as a 5th-minute substitute in a 3–1 victory against Burnley.[44][45] On 12 April 2015, he scored his fourth league goal of the season in a 4–2 win over Manchester City.[46] Nine days later, Smalling signed a new contract with Manchester United, keeping him at the club until June 2019.[47] Having been praised by manager Louis van Gaal for his command of the defensive unit, Smalling captained United for the first time on 17 May 2015 during a 1–1 draw against Arsenal.[48][49]

On 2 May 2016, Smalling won the Manchester United Players' Player of the Year award.[50] Later that month, on 21 May, he was sent off against Crystal Palace in the 2016 FA Cup Final, which Manchester United won 2–1 after extra time.[51]

He scored his first goal of the 2016–17 season on 24 September with a 22nd-minute header which opened the scoring in a 4–1 victory over reigning Premier League champions, Leicester City.[52]

International career

Youth

Smalling playing for the England U21 in 2009

At the age of 17 and studying for his A Levels, Smalling was selected to represent his county (Kent), and the Kent Schools' Football Association then nominated him for trials for the England Schoolboy international squad.[53] His trial was successful, and Smalling was selected to represent England Schools against Australia in January 2008.[54] England won 2–0,[55] and Smalling went on to play for England in the Centenary Shield, playing all four matches which including 1–0 victory against Wales Schools in which he scored the only goal.[56]

Smalling made his debut for the England under-20 team 31 March 2009, playing 45 minutes in a 2–0 win against Italy at Loftus Road.[57] On 11 August, four months after his under-20 debut, he made his debut for the under-21 squad in a friendly fixture against the Netherlands, coming on as a substitute in the 58th minute of a 0–0 away draw.[58] On 14 November, Smalling made first start for the under-21s in a 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier against Portugal at Wembley Stadium in a 1–0 win.[59] He scored his first goal for the under-21s on 8 October 2010, against Romania, in England's 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-off first leg, converting from inside the area after an assist from Daniel Sturridge. The goal, scored in the 83rd minute, proved to be the winner as England won 2–1.[60]

Senior

On 13 November 2010, Smalling was called up to the England senior squad for the first time for their friendly against France on 17 November;[61] however, he was an unused substitute in the 2–1 loss.[62] He made his senior debut in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier against Bulgaria on 2 September 2011, which England won 3–0, in which he played at right back.[63]

On 12 May 2014, Smalling was named in England's 23-man squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[64] With England's elimination from the group stages already confirmed, Smalling was given a tournament debut as a starter in the final group match, helping the team to a clean sheet in a 0–0 draw with Costa Rica in Belo Horizonte.[65]

On 31 May 2016, Smalling was named in England's 23-man squad for UEFA Euro 2016.[66] On 2 June 2016, in England's final warm-up match for Euro 2016, he scored his first goal for England in a 1–0 victory over Portugal.[67]

Smalling was dropped by England manager Gareth Southgate in November 2017, as Southgate felt players such as John Stones, Harry Maguire and Eric Dier were better at initiating the play. Smalling registered his surprise and responded, "I'm as good a defender as anyone."[68] He was not included in the squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[69]

Personal life

In June 2017, Smalling married model Sam Cooke near Lake Como, Italy.[70][71] Inspired by his wife, he became a vegan which he credits for improving his health and reducing his recovery time. He had cut out red meat prior to becoming vegan.[72][73] Smalling has promoted the vegan diet and kindness to animals through ads for PETA.[74][75]

As of April 2019 he was a patron of education charity Football Beyond Borders.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 April 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fulham 2008–09[76] Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2009–10[77] Premier League 12 0 1 0 1 0 4[a] 0 — 18 0
Total 13 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 — 19 0
Manchester United 2010–11[78] Premier League 16 0 4 0 3 1 9[b] 0 1[c] 0 33 1
2011–12[79] Premier League 19 1 2 0 1 0 7[d] 0 1[c] 1 30 2
2012–13[80] Premier League 15 0 5 0 0 0 2[b] 0 — 22 0
2013–14[81] Premier League 25 1 1 0 4 0 7[b] 1 1[c] 0 38 2
2014–15[82] Premier League 25 4 4 0 0 0 — — 29 4
2015–16[83] Premier League 35 0 7 1 2 0 11[e] 1 — 55 2
2016–17[84] Premier League 18 1 4 1 4 0 10[a] 0 0 0 36 2
2017–18[85] Premier League 29 4 5 0 3 0 8[b] 0 1[f] 0 46 4
2018–19[86] Premier League 23 1 2 0 0 0 8[b] 0 — 33 1
Total 205 12 34 2 17 1 62 2 4 1 322 18
Career total 218 12 35 2 18 1 66 2 4 1 341 18
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b c d e Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ a b c Appearance in FA Community Shield
  4. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, three in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup

International

As of match played 10 June 2017[87]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
England 2011 2 0
2012 1 0
2013 6 0
2014 6 0
2015 6 0
2016 8 1
2017 2 0
Total 31 1

International goals

As of match played 10 June 2017. England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Smalling goal.[87]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 2 June 2016 Wembley Stadium, London, England 25  Portugal 1–0 1–0 Friendly [88]

Honours

Club

Manchester United

Individual

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